UK producer Baauer revealed his new album U, his first in six years, due out June 10 on LuckyMe. The project includes the new single 'Better' and draws from dance music of his youth. Collaborators on the 16-track release include Aluna, Kučka, Brazy, and Betsy.
Baauer, the UK producer, shared details of U, marking his return since 2020's Planet’s Mad. The album channels the BBC Essential Mixes he heard growing up in London, spanning styles like Ibiza house, bloghouse, and nu-disco from the early 2000s. 'Better,' the lead single, runs about four minutes of upbeat Eurodisco sounds, available now for streaming as first reported by Pitchfork on April 21. Baauer described the collection as filled with 'super happy music' in a statement. Eli Teplin contributes piano across the record, which features vocalists Aluna, Kučka, Brazy, and Betsy on various tracks. The full tracklist is: 01 Do U Wanna Get Down?, 02 Kno U, 03 Way U Do It, 04 Supersonic, 05 Kiss on the Lips feat. Brazy, 06 One Last Time feat. Aluna & Brazy, 07 Calling Out For U, 08 U Give Me Love, 09 Closer Together, 10 Gravity / Chaos Flow, 11 Meldy (Want U So Bad), 12 Better, 13 Nothing’s Ever Real (U Mix), 14 Somebody, 15 U Know It’s Real, 16 Follow U.